As some of the Red Sox were in the midst of some All-Star festivities in Cleveland, back in the team’s front office one of the tasks of the week was to figure out what was next for Tyler Thornburg. The righty and consistently disappointing reliever had his rehab clock run out on Monday, meaning Boston was running out of options with him. They could restart his rehab clock, but that is just delaying the decision for another month and also they need him to be on board with that as well. If that’s not an option, then they either had to put him back on the major-league roster or try to get him in the minors off a rehab assignment.
Tyler Thornburg refuses minor-league assignment
